这场戏：山上获救的一见倾心
第 9 章 · 共 27 章 · 3'54"
玛丽安在山上扭了脚，威洛比把她抱回家，进门一句 I took the liberty（我冒昧）摸了摸骨头，说没伤着，又说明天登门探望。玛丽安被迷得直问 Is he human?（他还是凡人吗？）。众人只顾盼威洛比，詹宁斯太太还打趣说玛丽安 set your cap at（一心看上）他。想学旧式客套和「一心看上」，这段最好看。
「冒昧、自作主张」说 took the liberty
took the liberty 冒昧、自作主张of service 效劳、帮上忙inquire after 问候、探望
「留意着、盼着某人」用 on the lookout for
well worth 很值得on the lookout for 留意着、盼着某人inherit it from 从某人处继承
玛丽安在山上扭伤脚踝，威洛比把她一路抱回家。他说 I took the liberty（冒昧）摸了摸骨头，确认没断，又婉拒道谢，说自己 I'm honoured to be of service（能为你们效劳是荣幸），还约好明天下午登门 inquire after（探望）伤者，留下名字：艾伦汉的约翰·威洛比。玛丽安被这场搭救迷住，形容他抱自己像拎起一片枯叶，直问 Is he human?（他还是凡人吗？）。后来众人在巴顿议论威洛比，打听他的爱好、庄园和出身；布兰登上校到访反被冷落，詹宁斯太太还打趣玛丽安 set your cap at（一心看上）威洛比。想学旧式客套与含蓄打趣，这段最典型。
A1–C2 是欧标等级。点一个等级后，比它高的卡片会变淡，播放到那里不会自动暂停。
“I took the liberty of feeling the bone. It's perfectly sound.”
我冒昧摸了摸骨头。完好无损。
先自谦冒昧，再给出专业判断，一句话就把教养与果断同时立住。
I took the liberty of doing something.
做了件怕对方介意的事、要先致歉时用，语气正式，日常说得少。
I hope you don't mind my checking. ／ Forgive me for examining it so freely.
正式
took the liberty 轻快，perfectly sound 两词都重读。
I took the liberty of booking us a table. 我自作主张订了张桌子。
“I'm honoured to be of service.”
能为你们效劳是我的荣幸。
把施救说成荣耀，既谦逊又抬高对方，绅士的体面全在这句客套里。
I'm honoured to be of service.
帮了别人、对方道谢时谦逊回应，正式场合合适，朋友间会显太客气。
I'm glad I could help. ／ It was a pleasure to be of use.
正式
honoured 重读，of service 连贯放轻。
I'm honoured to be of service to the committee. 能为委员会出力是我的荣幸。
“He lifted me as if I weighed no more than a dried leaf.”
他抱起我，就像我比一片干叶子还轻。
用干叶子作比，把被托起的轻飘和心动一并写出来，是少女心事的经典白描。
as if I weighed no more than ...
夸张地形容某人做事毫不费力时用，抒情场合合适，正式叙述里少用。
He carried me as if I were weightless. ／ I felt light as a feather in his arms.
literary
as if 轻轻带过，dried leaf 拉长收尾。
She lifted the box as if it weighed nothing. 她拎起那个箱子，好像它一点分量都没有。
“There's not a bolder rider in all England.”
全英格兰没有比他更胆大的骑手。
用全英格兰作范围来夸奖，一句话就把赞美说到顶，乡绅的夸人方式是这般豪气。
There's not a ... in all ...
用最大范围来夸人时用，熟人闲谈合适，正式评价会显得夸张。
You won't find a better rider anywhere. ／ He is the boldest rider I know.
口语
bolder rider 重读，all England 收得干脆。
There's not a better cook in all the village. 全村没有比她更好的厨子。
“What care I when there is such a man?”
有这样一个人在，我哪还顾得上这些？
反问里满是不管不顾的痴气，把玛丽安重情轻理的性格一句话写绝。
What care I when ...?
带点文学腔地表达不管不顾时用，日常换成 I don't care 更自然。
What do I care with him here? ／ Who cares about the rest?
literary
What care I 重读，when 后稍停再收。
What care I when the whole family is waiting? 全家都等着，我哪还顾得上？
下一章 · 10crawling with到处都是这场戏：送花谈诗渐生情愫指「冒昧、自作主张」，用于说一件没经允许就先做了的事。戏里威洛比说自己 took the liberty 摸了摸骨头，就是「我冒昧」。
说 set your cap at。戏里有人打趣玛丽安 set your cap at Willoughby，就是「你一门心思看上威洛比」。
指「留意着、盼着某人」。戏里问你们是不是都在 on the lookout for Willoughby，就是「你们都在盼威洛比来」。
指「守着、放哨」。戏里说 I shall go outside and keep watch，就是「我到外面守着」。
指「很值得」，后接动名词。戏里说威洛比 well worth catching，就是「很值得抓住」。
